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The E-500, the world's most lightweight^* handy digital SLR camera offers full-course performance such as high-definition with 8 mega pixels, easy to-view large LCD monitor.

It is an environmentally-conscious product, using Eco-glass (Lead-free, cadmium-free and arsenic-free optical glass) and restricting to use hazardous substances according to the Environmental-related Substances Used in Product Control Rules.

^*Body only: Among interchangeable-lens digital SLR cameras, as of September 26, 2005

Endurance strength and Resource saving
To create a digital SLR camera that can be carried easily anytime and any place, Olympus built the E-500's body with a "box" structure that employs fiberglass-reinforced engineering resin and a stainless steel hybrid chassis, while carbon fiber material is used in the mirror box to maintain the strength of the body. The result is a camera that features not only higher rigidity but also lighter than any conventional digital SLR's.

	Conventional products	E-500(Rate of reduction)
Mass(g)	580	435(-25%)

Hazardous substances-free product
E-500 is based on the Environment-related Substances Used in Product Control Rules. Eco-glass (Lead-free, cadmium-free and arsenic-free optical glass) is used as well.

Ergonomic Grip Design and User-friendly Button Layout
In addition to the compact and lightweight design, the E-500 also features a grip design that's comfortable and secure, together with an easy-to-operate button layout. The ergonomically shaped rubber grip fits snugly in users' hands to assure stable and comfortable shooting conditions at all times, when used with any ZUIKO DIGITAL lens.

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